""A Select Collection of English Songs V1"" is a book compiled by Joseph Ritson and published in 1783. It is a collection of English songs from the medieval period to the 18th century. The book contains a wide variety of songs, including ballads, drinking songs, love songs, and political songs. The collection includes both well-known songs and more obscure pieces, many of which had not been previously published. Ritson includes historical and contextual...